-1 7 f v - Oregon Historical Society SEMI -WEEKLY Advertisers! Job Printing! BANDON RECORDER J The Recorder covers the X A modern equipped job ? Bandon field thoroughly uepartinentiti connection t"H-i-Hi..i..n....,4i...;...i VOLUME XXXI BANDON, OREGON, FEBRUARY 26y 1915 NUMBER 16 SEEK MARSH- FIELD FIRE BUG , , Two Suspects Are Examined One Held in $3,000 Bail. Kept Wealth in Socks Smouldering suspicions of arson in connection with the lodging houso fire nt Marshfield, took definite form Wednesday when Charles Skcrrctt was arrested and charged with the crime. lie was arestod before.. Jus tice Pcnnock in the Hay city Wednes day afternoon, pleaded not guilty and was held in $3,000 bonds. His hearing was set for the folowing Friday. The evidence against Slcerrctt i." circumstantial. lie was formerly proprietor of the Bunker Hill auto stage line which he sold out a few days before his garage and two ma chines were destroyed in the fire of January Mth. One thing that throw suspicion on Skorrett was the fact that while he- was alleged to have numerous debtu he seemed to have plenty of money and had announced his intention of going to California. Although he continually pleaded poverty it Was shown that he had given .$50 each to Mr. and Mrs. Craig, the boarding house propretors, tho day after the fire. The Craigs, thcmnelves lost a considerable sum of money in the fire. When Sterett was examined by the police, he said all the money he had was a $5 gold piece. After, a search tho police located a purse with $570 concealed in his socks. His interest in the fire is alleged to be books on which ho carried insur ance. What seems to bo the most tangi ble bit of evidence that the authori ties have against Skerrctt is that, he was the last one seen on the scene of the fire before the blaze started and that the first sign of fire was discov ered close to his room. Prior to Skerrett's coming to the bay he was' a member of the I. W. W. local at Portland. Upon bin arival in MnrsnYield he went to work for the C. A. Smith company and was with them up until two years ago when he started tho auto stage line between Hunker Hill and Marshfield. He is about -10 years old, unmarried and is said t have no bad habits. At the time of the Marshfield' lodg ing house fire it was found that there was one man unaccounted for. At first it was thought that ho had been sacrificed in the ruins but as his body was not discovered it was quickly sur mised that ho had disappeared for a reason and that reason might bo, con nected with the origin of the fire. The man, James Hrugger, was lo cated in the Smith-Powers logging camp at Wagner and he was brought to Marshfield and duly examined Tuesday. It turned out that the man was a Swiss, somewhat eccentric in his char acter. When the fire fight was in progress the crowd was ordered hack. Having no other place to go, Rrugger went to the depot and stayed there for a while. He saw tlujl his lodging house homo had been des troyed, he started out on Toot up the railroad and finally found his way to Wagner where he obtained work. This is tho story ho told at the exami nation. SMITH IN THE LIME LIGHT Coon Cnnnly Senator Aid in Defeat, ing Big Appropriation Salem, l)i agon, Fob. Senator I. K. Smith of Conn count)', ncnred mm of the big foots of tlui timing dry i.( tin legislature when with Die aid o( Ki'iwtnr DliDinleli, Ijn ilutatiuj t)in i' Miiuiiuii ullng ntmninto to pimte b(MH)0 fur Hut Cmlrnl Or- ' IIDHMlMH pnuji w MMfJiUiMl I but lln Utl uf l)iyuH wtiuUJ nmui n -uuiUi ummuU, Ht SunHk tM IUI Uiti atoll HlU ml Btfunl u4i n l"JHn4Uf. Uri till mUtUtit t i ii" fstttf uf iu ii.. Mfui , MORK FIRE PROTECTION Interviews with Prominent Handoninus on the Subject William A. Lcgore, of the firm of Howman, and Legore, has some ideas of his own in regard to fire protection for Bandon but is slightly reticent about expressing himself. "With tho tug, tho water prcasure and tho hose we now have, the bu oincss district is in a fair position to protect itself," is the way he has it sized up. "It is the residence district that needs protection. A few more fire plugs on the hill would help, but we need more thnn that. "No, I am not in favor of installing a pumping plant. 1 would rather see the money expended in improving tho water system to such an extent that it would afford ample fire protection Any fire can be put out if you have enough water whore no time is lost in putting it into play. "The proposition to keep the tug steamed up till of the time is all right but that will protect only the business district and even then, the tug is not always here." THE LAST." LIKEWISE BEST Game to be Played Tomorrow Night. Will Attract a Large Patronage. Will there be U00 paid ndmisions to the basket ball game between Han- don and Coquille Saturday evening? This is the question which is con fronting the high school students in their ondcavor to make tho atendance at this game the largest yet recorded. Under the management of the Co quile high schol, an excursion is to be run, bringing a crowd down in the af ternoon and returning after the game. Already they have sold 100 tickets and the indications are that twice this number will come, down for tho game that' will decide Coquile's championship aspirations. "It is going to be a close game" said Coach Quigley, "and without a good backing by the local people Handon is going to be at a disadvant age." So far this year the boys have not lost a game on their home floor and it is a safe bet that Coquille will not administer another defeat like the one Handon sulfored on the floor of the county seat. Every man in Quigley's squd is in prime condition and there is no reason why they should not put up tho game of the season. The coach has not yet decided just what the lineup for the game will be, but it is likely that there will be several shifts during the game. The boys promise one thing howev er, that all those who attend this game will get their money's worth of the fastest basket ball ever played in this county. PARAMOUNT PICTURES MAKE A HIT The Introduction of Paramount pictures at the Grand Tuesday night, was greeted by a full house Everybody was there with his best girl and the crowd was so largo in the first session that some stood in tho roar to see. "The Squaw Man" seemed to be a popular subject and many who never wore able to Eeo the play on the legitimate stage were glad to mo it In pictures. In somo respects the pictures wore better than tho original for mcny scones which could not bo naturally ropro. ilueod on the sttjgo wine shown in lliolr uctuallty In piutnros. Tho pic turn worv ouwmliiitfly good ami all who ww thorn won satisfied, Tim tfeul ImprMMtMi lt' iMfitJtf Tiiosdrty Hill lUftlsrwIly lltflj! in IHflku jHjiiulur MtW idWilttfs In iUi bmNflj mat- I'sittllUiUlll uLfUUftt mUMMUMit Ilia tiijrh. i nun til ft 4tjM pfcff y, rjj. NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN Library Board Formally Organized and Prepares to Promote Finances. Organization of the newly appointed library board was completed at meeting, of the members at the public. library last evening, and some of the activities for th& coming spring were mapped out in a general way. Mrs J. L. Kronenberg is the newly elected chairman and Miss Pearl Walker secretary, while the office of treasur or is being filled by Miss Henry, the librarian. A by-laws committee con sistiug of Miss Henry and J. W. Mast were appointed and will draw up the regulations of the board. In order that advantage may be taken of the offer of the Extension department of the University of Or egon, to send out lecturers on differ cut subjects, a committee was ap pointed to secure this servico and ar range for a series of addresses in the near future. Mrs. Henry and Walk er and N. J. Crain will make sucl arrangements as are necessary in this matter. Another committee was named to have supervision over the entertain ment activities of the library. BASKETBALL INDEPENDENTS ARE I1ADLY BEATEN Coquille Make a Bad Host and Trims Them by a Score of 54 toll Coquille basket ball teams are the Jonah of all Bandon basketball shoot ers wjien the(y visit the county aonU appears. Last evening Uandons ndependent team was trimmed there to the tune of 57 to 11 by the inde pendent team of that city. Playing five men who had nut been on the flloor together i efore, Bandon was badly lacking in team work when it came to shooting baskets. Bowman was tho h'gh point man for the visit ors, scoring three field baskets, while Laird threw four Out of five tries from the foul lino. Not once did Bun ion catch sight, of 'the long end of the score although their nwn stood the grueling better than the up-river men. Owing to the fact that Sparks was inable to enter the game on account of a sprained wrist, Simason of River ton, was called on to fill the vacancy. A return game between the two teams will be played on tho local floor some time in tho near future. Bandon's line up"t the gamj was Laird, center; Bowmnn and -McNair, guards: Sweeney 'and Simason, for wards. DRUNKEN MAN MAKES TROUBLE A drunken man terrorized a popu lar young lady of West Handon while she was on her way home at ten o'clock one evening of last week. The girl pluckily defended herself with an umbrella and got away. Earlier in the same evening a 'man answering to the same description entered a home in the same part of the town and demanded food. The people of the house were first disturb ed by a noise on the front porch and as tho nushnd opened tho door be tween the sitting room and the ha the intruder walked in at the front door. Disconcerted at tho shht of m man, the supposed ussaulter said he wanted food and would not leave the promises until literally kicked olf. Death of Gold Beach Pioneer Chas. D. Dewey, tho oldest Inhabi tant of Gold Beach, was found dead In his bed early last Wednesday morning, Feb. I7tli. Mr, Dewey was born in JommnN Co., N. V In 18:w Cunw lo Curry county In JhHO ami liiu lived In Hold Bench kIiico IHOtf. Mm him hud ill i,.ut, for ymrft ,) (or the him! lw J'mum lum Nvuriulv l"fl the lioiuu. )m wim vimul for ,y H'lullvt wlw nilniiUiuid In hi iiikmIm JiJliuwtflj ho Umi hIhikj. Al iw limn lln wim UHmJ lit UnU jal) LIVES IN OREGON A HALF CENTURY Mrs. Lucy Lynch Cox who Died Tuesday was a Pio neer. Eleven Children Lucy Lynch Cox was" born in Pike bounty Missouri, March Cth, 1817 She died February 23rd. 1015, aged 07 years, 11 months and" 18 days Mrs. Cox was . one of ' the early settlers of Oregon, having crossed he plains with he; parents in 185::. They settled in Polk county, Oregon where she resided until her marriage to Richard F. Cox, Oct. 17th, 1801!. Shoitly after marriage thev moved to Southern Oregon and sot tied on a farm in Coos county where they have resided almost continu ously ever since.. She was the mother of eleven child ren, nine of whom with tho husband, still live to mourn her loss, nnmoly: Mrs. Ginnic Chanler, William W. Cox, Mrs. S. J. Willson, Mrs. G. E. Willson, Cecil G. Cox, Charles L. Cox, Mrs. C. L. Foster, Mrs. T. Allen and Mrs. E. M. Davis, all of Coos countv About 8 years ago Mrs. Cox suffer ed a paralytic stroke, since whicli time she has been an invalid. About ten days ago she received a second stroke which caused her death. Funeral services were held from the residence on Thirteenth street witli Elder A. H. Reese of the Bap tist church in charge. BOND MARKET IS SLUGGISH These are busy days for tho mayor nd city recorder who are negotia- ing with several different bond buy- sj'j concerns relative to Abating the 18,000 water bonds at a better pri "ft than the Bandon Water company fered. According to the terms of the leal made with tho water company, the city reserves the right to dispose of the bonds to other bidders, provid ing a more advantageous bid was re eived before the first of April. As a usual thing the bond market takes slump during the winter months, picking up again in March and it was hoped that such would be tho case this year. So far, however, no dof- nite bids have been received, al though numerous inquiries have been received and answered. . A "THANK YOU" PARTY As an expression of grattitude to those who participated in the comedy Aunt Peah'r.ly of Peabodysvile" ttagcil at thj Grand las1, week, the S-jsido Circle of t.o Won.en of Wood- craft.iast ovmn-.-i in K. of P. hall. ave an entertainment to the title characters and to those who assisted to make the entertainment, posible. Old fashioned games wore the order of the evening and many of tho rising generation demonstrated that they were just a little bit familiar witli the good old ways. In a guesing game Songs Without Names" Ella Ma field won the first prize and Alice Gallier tho second, while Katie Con rad, Alta Hansen and Dick Crain proved to be adepts in the art of hunting and were awarded the prizes for discovering the hiding places of scores of tiny hearts hidden around the hall. Juggling peanuts on a knife while walking across the room proved to be a pastime worth while and Earl MeNair and Mrs. Anna Tucker were declared tho most pro ficient in this line. Dainty refreshments were served at the close of tho evening and those who were fortunate enough to b there, declare that they had a "bully tire." Here' a I'omt Wo nro Informed that the tax lev ies of liiu Coo county eltlua run an folio wm! Eimtnidii, fiO.ii mllUi North Bund, Mi Mnmhfluld 61.1; ('wjulllu ftOj IIiiihIom, GO) Myilhi Polat. IM; Kinplrii, .10. Tlioo U nMNtftliluir wnmg hum mmwimv, (UhhiUIv mid MMIk I'ulnt jv "dry" ami w fv ImviwJ lu Iw litgimr U Utmu 4ju4mJ S rvmu f I'um l NMM TW llM l" lun tmMiuMxl ! lit luM ltH4 I'llipiM A DISPUTED PAY CHECK Case Being Tried in Justice Court This Afternoon The case of C. T. Fiegcr vs. John Rumbles is being tried in the justice court this afternoon before a jury composed of Chas. Bowman, jr., W. L. Davidson, Wm, Lindquist, E. II Fish, J. II Gould and Harry Allen. The case originates from the fact that Rumbles was appointed by the sherifT to have supervision over the woolen mill during the period it was held by the sheritr under a writ of ex ecution. Rumbles, by the sheriff's direction, hired Fieger to help take in inventory of the personal proper ty. There is a misunderstanding ns lo whether or not Fieger's time ex tended on after the taking of tho in ventory to the day the plant was sold by the sheriff. - The sheriff has forwarded a check to Rumbles' for his services and Fiegcr has attached the check. The trial began at 1, p. m. this af ternoon and will probably not be fin ished until late in tho evening. The a- mount involved is S90. Mr Feeney and Mr. Treadgold are the attorneys. As wo go to press the report comes that the jury decided in favor of tho plnintiir. SHERIFF COLLECTS TAXES OF COUNTY Legislature Undoes Work of Previous Session and Takes Job. -from Treasurer... . Sheriff Alfred Johnson, Jr. is bc- gining preparations to resume the collection of taxes in his office, a new law enacted by the legislature last week transferring the collectiofl of the taxes back from the treasurer's office to that of the sheriff. The law will not become effective for ninety days, so for that interim County Treasurer Dimniick will handle the collection. The Legislature which ad journed Sunday after a few day's deadlock, first sought to attach an emergency clause to the measure, to make it effective at once and thus have the sheriff's offices handle all this year's collections, which was not done. This will add considerably to the duties of the sheriff's office and he will have to increase his clerical force considerably. Treasurer Dimmick now has several assistants aiding him. .Makes Change. In consequence of this, Sheriff Jonsou has made a slight change in his appointments. L. W. Oddy, who has been second deputy, the first of next month will bo appointed chief clerk and given charge of the office work. A. P. Davis who has been looking after office work, will be ippointed second deputy, Geo. Laird continuing as first deputy. This will mean that Messrs. Johnson Laird and Davis will handle the criminal work and outside work and Mr. Oddy will look after tho office work. During the past month, the Sheriffs office has collected more than $5000 in hack taxes. Sheriff Jonson wishes it known that in his appointment of J. C. Do ane as Deputy Sheriff it was with the Ktrict understanding that Mr. Do me was not to receive any nal ary an Deputy Sheriff IiIm entire re iniiuorution coming from the nior clmnU patrol. Furthermore Mr. .loiinon Nay that he initniclml Mr. Dimue Jo pay attention htrictly to hli dutioN aw nlghlwiicliinuii and not lo Interfere in tiny way with the MIk'ii of Mumlifielil, IU mU that mm Mwjuity Uliurifr, Mr. Dihiiiw ahold wnly iiiMkc urvmlM In mum uf (ttUnty, Ifl'HMld Olft'Mdf J4, Uupmt ur Malm, mu mm uHMriuy u titti mute ut JlMdi jji& iiiu i mm (imm mnw wImw tMortwy lit? ily mU uit4 trpttrtnf Ut i Mitfliiiy ii.uli tm kiut4ilul4 I ' i II. yi M nHl mill U m U J Urn ImJ Mlag Iw ADVANCE AGENT OE NEW ERA F. H. Tichenor Tells of Big Changes . in Local Condi tions that are to Be. Frank B. Tichenor, advance agent of prosperity for Coos and Curry counties was a visitor in Handon Tues day and Wednesday, and incidentally a visitor nt the Recorder office Wednesday. Mr. Tichenor is making an effort to wake up the people of this section to the fact that there is a Golden Era at hand and to get them in readiness to take avantage of it. He asks them to get acquainted witli themselves, to take stock of their own capacities and resources and to be prepared to answer for the faith that is within them. A part of his program is to infuse vigor into tho commercial clubs of the cities and villages of the two counties. One of the meetings for this purpose was the one held in the city hall Tuesday night at whicli he met a number of enterprising citizens of our city. Mr. Tichenor is certain that a num ber of important things are going to happen to Coos and Curry in the near future. Principal among them is the con-t nection with the outside world by rail. He says the Southern Pacific will be completed to Marshfield by fall. Al so that the unspanned portion of the road from Marshfield to Eureka is only one hundred fifty miles. Among other things he says That-an electric railroad -will bo built from Roseburg to Bandon. Thnt an excursion' party of five hundred people is being made up in the east which will visit San Fran cisco Fair and from there come up the coast on the Bear-Beaver line, stopping at Port Orford, Bandon and Marshfield. That Port Orford has a popula tion of three hundred now but will have five thousand in two year's time. That it has the only deep wat er harbor on tho coast. That coal is tho most important product of tho two counties, dairy products second, truck gardening third and timber last, in part revers ing the usual order given. These are a few of the many bright prospects whicli Mr. Tichenor sees in store for Coos and Curry. He sayii this country wil be self sustaining. That now it makes him boil inwardly to see the freight steamers unload California garden 'stuff for the local market. That he has seen crates of squashes unloaded at Coos Bay when tons of the same vegetable rotted in the fields a few miles frotn Marshfield That they shipped in potatoes and hauled them overland to Lnnglois when tho soil in the vicinity of that town is especially well adapted lo the growing of potatoes.. He would like to have the land owners get the idea of timber out of their heads and be gin to make tho soil produce tluit of which it is capable. A start in the right direction is to establish com munity markets and Marshfield prom ises to lead off in this respect. He hopes that the inhabitants of Bandon and the other cities in the district will provide likewise. Mr Tichenor is filled with enthus iasm as to the future and says that any community which does not pre pare and ilon its dinner garments will fare ill at the feast. He deprecate everything in the way of local uni moHitfes and nays the Inhabitants of the different sections should fnrgt their JealoiiHies and work together for the common good. The counties are big enough for all and In (heir do vtilopunient will not only sontHhuU to (lie growth of such lowiuj ns uju in (lliici now hul will fostur ihhI ilovelop now ltwii im wall. Mr TIlnnor Is u wlivn tmdul uf Uils mlkiu, Ituvlfjjr bium Imiu ul J'tiI Orwd, uf yvliU'h Utwu iis miml wMmU tktum Urn 4ays is r II atys U ifimmlmtllw timt mm wmnm dm mttimi Aif 4 1 m4 ! findt 4sV Urn tfe sjm4 i U (i t IMMm Jtaat mmimi- U w U0i fut lint 4)